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=^-^...... OK AT THIS POINT I AM READY TO BELIEVE.  ......^-^=
^-^....... IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO LET GO AND START  .......^-^
-^........ TO TAKE IN WATER. THE BOAT WOULD BE      ........^-
^......... SUBMERGED IN MINUTES, A SMALL LIST AT    .........^
.......... FIRST BUT ONCE ENOUGH SEA HAS POURED     ..........
.......... IN, IT WOULD BE QUICK. THE BOAT ON ITS   ..........
.......... WAY TO THE BOTTOM. ROPE AND BINS         ..........
^......... FLOATING.                                .........^
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^-^....... ANYWAY - I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE     .......^-^
=^-^...... SPOTS MOVE. THEY'RE INSECTS OR           ......^-^=
%=^-^..... SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    .....^-^=%
§%=^-^.... SHIFT, THEY CRAWL, THEY GROW AND         ....^-^=%§
£§%=^-^... SHRINK. THEY CONGREGATE                  ...^-^=%§£
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#@£§%=^-^. (I'M THINKING, I SHOULD GET A TATTOO     .^-^=%§£@#
@£§%=^-^.. GUN, DRAW CIRCLES AROUND THEM. TO SHOW   ..^-^=%§£@
£§%=^-^... THAT THEY DO INDEED MIGRATE ACROSS THE   ...^-^=%§£
§%=^-^.... SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  ....^-^=%§
%=^-^..... LIKE SALT))                              .....^-^=%
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